Senior QA Analyst - Twisted Pixel Games

$110,000 - $156,000/Yr

Meta - Austin, TX

Full-time - Senior

Austin, TX

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About the position

The Senior QA Analyst at Twisted Pixel Games will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of VR games by driving the execution of the QA program, managing communication with external QA vendors, and advocating for high-quality standards throughout the project lifecycle. This position involves developing test plans, analyzing quality metrics, and improving testing processes to enhance the overall gaming experience.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop and execute comprehensive test plans to ensure the quality of the product
• Assist with external test vendors to ensure tests are completed and results are reported efficiently and clearly to the team
• Participate in analyzing root causes of problems found and assist in developing countermeasures to remove the causes
• Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of QA methods and procedures used and undertake improvement projects when needed
• Communicate promptly with partners and stakeholders on quality performance trends, current status and action plans
• Work in VR headset multiple hours a day (2-3hrs) in a fast paced app/game, identifying defects and quality concerns
• Establish and grow KPIs through expanding metrics to reflect quality indicators
• Establish QA Automation practice and provide guidance and mentoring with tools
• Participate in design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, schedules, or potential problems
• Create dashboards and views that communicate the status and priority of work in progress
• Assist in playtest coordination with external test teams and the studio
• Develop and grow quality assurance talent through effective recruitment, career development, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Model inclusive behaviors to help build and support a diverse organization that values, respects, and taps into different backgrounds and perspectives
• Perform highly specialized testing requiring base code or internal tools such as Perforce, VS Code Debugger, and Unreal Editor as needed

Requirements

• 5+ years QA experience working on Console/PC or VR games
• Experience working with outsource partners and managing offshore vendor teams
• In-depth understanding of QA tools and QA methodologies that cover regression testing, ad hoc testing, functional testing, end to end testing, user interface testing, and integration testing
• Experience with Game Development Cycle, QA Strategy, root cause analysis and risk-management strategies
• Experience in reviewing requirements and creating test plans with automation in mind
• Experience supplying key information, metrics and next steps and tailoring the message based on the audience
• Experience multitasking, working independently and proactively and prioritizing multiple tasks with little to no guidance for your work and the QA team as a whole
• Experience with analytics
• Experience creating advanced queries in Jira via JQL or related languages (R, Python, M, DAX)
• Experience guaranteeing data integrity, data accuracy, data relevance and data consistency within a database
• Working experience of test management tools, dashboards and reporting e.g. JIRA, TestRail, or similar
• Experienced with reporting such as Future Planning, QA Velocity, and QA Progress
• Experience with VR gameplay in a fast paced app/game

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working on a VR Project
• Experience working with Unity engine and Blues
• Experience with automated testing tools

Benefits

• $110,000/year to $156,000/year
• Bonus
• Equity
• Comprehensive benefits package